Eco home goes back to the future

Billed as the ‘House of the Future’ when it was first built 15 years ago, Watford’s INTEGER House has had a makeover to bring it back up to date. ELN reporter Thomas Grimwood went on a tour with John O’Brien, Principal Consultant for building research firm BRE to check it out.

'House of the future' gets green makeover

In 1998 a demo home billed as the ‘house of the future’ was built in Watford to show off the best of modern building technology. Fifteen years on, INTEGER house is being refitted with all the latest green gadgets to make sure it’s worthy of the title. The most obvious change is the addition of […]